Global Patent Index - EP 3453336 A3

EP 3453336 A3 20190424 - ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Title (en)

ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Title (de)

ULTRASCHALLABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE À ULTRASONS ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE

Publication

EP 3453336 A3 20190424 (EN)

Application

EP 18193287 A 20180907

Priority

  • US 201762555907 P 20170908
  • US 201762555934 P 20170908
  • US 201762580890 P 20171102
  • KR 20180042638 A 20180412

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3453336A2] An ultrasound imaging apparatus according to an embodiment comprises an ultrasonic probe to acquire an ultrasonic signal of a target object, a display, and a controller to acquire viscoelasticity data of the target object based on the acquired ultrasonic signal, determine at least one parameter for displaying the acquired viscoelasticity data, determine a parameter space for displaying the at least one parameter, and control the display to display the determined parameter in the determined parameter space.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); G01S 7/52022 (2013.01); G01S 7/52042 (2013.01); G01S 7/52063 (2013.01); G01S 7/52071 (2013.01); G01S 7/52073 (2013.01); G01S 15/8915 (2013.01); A61B 8/463 (2013.01); A61B 8/486 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [XAY] US 2016302769 A1 20161020 - LABYED YASSIN [US], et al
  • [XAY] WO 2011033050 A1 20110324 - ECHOSENS [FR], et al
  • [YA] EP 1980210 A1 20081015 - HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP]
  • [A] EP 1864612 A1 20071212 - HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP]
  • [A] KAZUTOKI KOGURE: "Trial of a quantitative method for evaluating hemangioma of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma using a radio-frequency signal", JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS, vol. 32, no. 4, 19 December 2005 (2005-12-19), JP, pages 159 - 166, XP055565266, ISSN: 1346-4523, DOI: 10.1007/s10396-005-0059-6
  • [A] TADASHI YAMAGUCHI ET AL: "Estimation of the scatterer distribution of the cirrhotic liver using ultrasound image", JPN. J. APPL. PHYS., vol. 37, no. 1, No. 5B, 1 May 1998 (1998-05-01), pages 3093 - 3096, XP055565273

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3453336 A2 20190313; EP 3453336 A3 20190424; EP 3453336 B1 20201104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18193287 A 20180907